Homeschoolers Use RVs as Mobile Classrooms
Posted by Shawn Friesen - Director of RVT.com on Oct 23, 2009Parents who homeschool their children are investing in RVs as mobile classrooms. Book learning has its place, these parents argue, but there’s nothing like actually being there to give a child a true appreciation for what he’s learning. It’s not a new idea.
Occasionally, you’ve probably read about a family who packed the kids into their RV to crisscross the country for a few months or a year. The advantage of seeing new sites and meeting new people is obvious. But for most families it was a unique and short-lived experiment. When the kids reached middle school or high school, it was back to the traditional classroom. Today, however, the proliferation of homeschooling has turned an occasional adventure into an educational choice for many RVing families.
History and geography lessons particularly lend themselves to onsite learning. An RV tour of Civil War battlefields allows kids to put themselves in the picture. Hike along the Appalachian Trail to experience the difficulties the pioneers faced when starting their trek west. Spend a day helping out on a farm to learn about how food gets to the table. Tour a factory to find out how things are made. Explore geology and paleontology while fossil hunting. When you have an RV classroom, the opportunities for learning are endless — and exciting.
November 4th, 2009 at 8:18 am
ou are right- more and more parents are taking their children on the road. Some children don’t like life on the road, particularly as they hit their teen years, but most thrive.
One of the contributors to RV Traveling Tales: Women’s Journeys on the Open Road began traveling at 6 months. She was 14 when she wrote her piece and is now in college. She loved the life. She was able to work at Disney World the winter she turned 16 and travel all over the U.S. She is amazing!
Jaimie Hall Bruzenak
November 4th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Yeah, there’s a whole education in the travelling alone. Thanks for your comment.